ལི́

Kurtöp

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lej. Cognates include Dzongkha ལྕེ (lce) and Tibetan ལྕེ (lce).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lí]

Noun

ལི́ ('li)

  1. tongue
    ག་མི་ལི́ ― gami 'li ― flame (literally, “tongue of the fire”)

References

  • G. Hyslop, K. Tshering, K. Lhendrup, P. Chhophyel (2016) Kurtöp-English-Dzongkha dictionary (draft), page 248
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